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发帖数: 7272 | 1 Homeowners living in the world's tallest residential skyscraper are having
to climb up more than 1,300ft of steps - the equivalent of walking one-third
of the way up Ben Nevis - after all the lifts broke down.
Princess Tower in Dubai, which stands at 1,355ft tall with 97 above-ground
residential floors, has been named the tallest residential building in the
world Guinness World Records.
But residents living in the luxurious tower block - many of whom are British
- have been told they have 'no choice' but to walk up to their flats, some
on the 97th floor, after all eight lifts in the building broke down last
week.
The building, which has six levels in the basement and 101 above ground
level, opened in September last year, with two-bed flats on the rental
market for £140-a-day and penthouse flats selling for more than £
2million.
It is 339ft taller than The Shard, although still dwarfed by the world's
tallest building, the 2,722ft tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai which is not
classed as a residential building.
Princess Tower boasts 763 luxury apartments as well as eight giant stores
and overlooks the Palm Jumeirah, the manmade 'palm island' where David
Beckham and Brad Pitt are said to have bought luxury pads.
But after a persistent water leak, the owners of Princess Towers have shut
down all of its eight lifts - forcing residents to walk the equivalent of
one-third of the way up Ben Nevis - Britain's highest mountain - which
stands at 4,408ft tall.
Emergency repairs are ongoing after the problems began last week - leaving
penthouse owners who paid £2millio plus for their flats forced to take
the stairs.
Flat owners have today been told that a solitary 'service elevator' is
available for 'limited' trips to the 50th floor - but anyone living above
that level will still have to walk the rest of the way.
Bosses at the skyscraper - owned by Tameer estates - say the flooding was
caused by water from the 'fire protection system' and that a 'faulty fire
hose' was to blame.
Water from the hose got into the residents' lift shafts, flooding them and
causing them to be shut down.
One resident, who lives on the 78th floor, said: 'I came home after a hard
day of work and was told I'd have to walk to my apartment on the 78th floor.
'I truly couldn't believe it - there was no way I was walking all that
distance so I just booked myself into a hotel.'
The 47-year-old, who left the UK two years ago to take a job in Dubai, added
An email sent by the skyscrapers owners' association, called Kingfield
Owners Association, said: 'The serious leak occurred from a fire hose reel
located on the 96th floor and although there are strong indications as to
the cause of the leak, all associated contractors, insurance loss adjusters
and building design consultants are completing their investigations and
reports into the incident at this time.
'Once we have received the conclusions we will advise all residents of the
findings forthwith.
'We ask that all residents continue to be vigilant with taps/hand sprays in
their apartments, as we all know that the implications to the building
systems can be quite severe in the event of water leaks.'
In the meantime, parts from Kone Elevators in Finland are being flown in
before repairs can be made.
A spokesman for Kone Elevators said: 'We have had engineers on site 24-hours
a day since the water leak occurred.'
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